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Forum: Monohull Sailboats 23-10-2009, 13:11
Replies: 43
Views: 6,663
Posted By Hiracer
Agree completely. It's one of the least...

Agree completely. It's one of the least 'dimensionless' numbers.
Also, I think the bigger the boat the easier to go lighter.
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 23-10-2009, 13:02
Replies: 43
Views: 6,663
Posted By Hiracer
It's a crime what IOR did in the evolution of...

It's a crime what IOR did in the evolution of boats from the CCA rule.

Cruising boats should be completely blind to racing rules, but unfortunately that's not always the case. Witness the...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 23-10-2009, 10:34
Replies: 43
Views: 6,663
Posted By Hiracer
I had an IOR inspired boat with fine ends (the...

I had an IOR inspired boat with fine ends (the old diamond shape hull). She was a fantastic sailor, but in certain short steep seas she would hobbyhorse. A fatter stern would have help dampen that.
...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 22-10-2009, 16:50
Replies: 43
Views: 6,663
Posted By Hiracer
Yep, I like Ted Hood boats. He promoted...

Yep, I like Ted Hood boats. He promoted centerboarders more than a left coast guy like me does, but otherwise I likie.
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 22-10-2009, 15:05
Replies: 43
Views: 6,663
Posted By Hiracer
I truly believe it's harder to make a good heavy...

I truly believe it's harder to make a good heavy boat, than a good light boat. A heavy design has more limitiations.

Not that it can't be done. It can. But frequently isn't.

If a person...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 22-10-2009, 14:56
Replies: 43
Views: 6,663
Posted By Hiracer
Many heavy designs suffer from three problems: 1)...

Many heavy designs suffer from three problems: 1) lack of cord depth in the keel so poor windward ability, 2) low B/D which makes for great seakindliness but inability to stand up to sailpower, thus...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 22-10-2009, 14:20
Replies: 43
Views: 6,663
Posted By Hiracer
Agreed. But, most of the lift for...

Agreed.

But, most of the lift for windward performance comes from the leading edge, so the vertical length of the keel (cord) is what really counts, not size of the lateral plan. Thus, if draft...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 22-10-2009, 14:00
Replies: 43
Views: 6,663
Posted By Hiracer
Don, One more comment. Between the two...

Don,

One more comment. Between the two boats I have owned, the mid-weight boat sails to the windward better, even though the heavy boat has a higher SA/D ratio.

They have the same draft,...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 22-10-2009, 13:44
Replies: 43
Views: 6,663
Posted By Hiracer
Don, I'm told (by third party witnesses)...

Don,

I'm told (by third party witnesses) that in the light wind area of the Gulf Islands, Canada, the Pardeys, with their very heavy boat, regularly out sail the modern light displacent boats....
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